Does anyone know what kind of pipe this is?

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hey i found this pipe near a construction site that no one has worked on in forever. does anyone know what kind of pipe this is it is 4 inches by like 12 feet :D it is like a sea green color and doesnt have much writing on it. i wanted to use it for a potato gun barrel or chamber but i need to know if i can use it. if anyone knows what kind of pipe it is please let me know!
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SDR 35, PS ³ 46 psi

judging from the markings taken from this table.
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Residentral sewer line, my cousin works with this all the time. He's a foreman for Comer Construction, Forest Hill, Md. Runs a utility pipe laying crew. Develeptments/commerical sites. Uses a lot of copper line when running house connections in new developments, 3/4" i think.
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That is not fit for spudguns......sorry. :cry:
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do any of you guys think i could use it for a combustion gun chamber? it would be great if i could cause then i could just take the pipe and no one would notice :D

P.S. thanks for the table link ill use it!
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Specialist wrote:do any of you guys think i could use it for a combustion gun chamber? it would be great if i could cause then i could just take the pipe and no one would notice :D

P.S. thanks for the table link ill use it!
Rated to 46psi, I'd say no. A metered propane combustion gun can theoretically produce 82-86psi, this is too much of a pressure spike for pipe rated to 46.

Though there's continual debate on the topic, I prefer cellular core ABS for combustion guns - if it DOES fail, it rips clean with no shrapnel (as far as my testing can tell...). It's also dirt cheap.

NSF-PW PVC is always considered the best.

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i have seen sewer pipe used before, but it was rated to more PSI than that. I would not use that low rated pipe. Combustion makes alot of pressure too, i wouldnt risk it. JMO
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do you have an air compressor. if you do put a chuck in a small piece of the pip and hook the air compressor on it and turn it on hiding behind a wall and if it blows up don't use it if it doesn't you can.
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good idea oh hang on my idiot-o-meter has just hit a record high!!!
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wow, yo just told sombody to use pie that he found ON THE GROUND!
i hope hes not dumb enough to do that......
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hey i dont garbage pick i just wanted to know if i could save money on pvc but i guess i cant. and i wouldnt do that with this pipe ill use some other pipe it sounds fun. i just want to blow up a peace of really good pvc. :twisted:
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hey. i told him to get behind a wall. i would do any time the time to test pipe
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i would bet that if the combustion chamber was only about 8 inches or so and had a coupler in the middle it would be ok, but probably not worth it.
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nah im not even going to use the stupid sewer pipe everyone says its bad. but super spuder's test project sounds fun :D
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Yeeeah, let us know how that goes -- if you still have your hands. :D
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